Cousin of wife's grandmother non-Mahram to husband Fatwa No: 353377
- Fatwa Date:28-12-2017
Assalaamu alaykum. My wife was raised by her maternal grandmother's female cousin. She is very close to her, to the point of considering her as her real grandmother. I wanted to know, please, if she can be considered as a Mahram (permanently unmarriageable kin) for me. May Allaah reward you.
All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.
A woman is considered Mahram (permanently unmarriageable) to a man for one of three reasons:
The Kuwaiti Fiqh Encyclopedia reads, “The reason for being a Mahram is due either to blood relation, or breastfeeding, or relationship by marriage.”
Therefore, the woman who raised your wife is not considered a Mahram to you.
For more benefit about the women who are Mahram to a man, please refer to fatwa 85868.
Allah knows best.